Cane-planting machine



H. M. REMY.

CANE PLANTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED FEB. 23, 1919.

1,377,929. Patented May M), 19211.

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H. M. REMY.

CANE PLAYNIING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1919.

Patented May 10, 1921.

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H. M. REMY.

CANE PLANTING MACHINE.

AFPLICAT|0N HLED FEB. 28, 1919.

Patented May 10 1921 8 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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CANE PLANTING MACHINE.

APPLICATIlON FILED FEB. 28. 1919.

1,377,929. P nted May 10, 11921.

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CANE PLANTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FIILED FEB. 28. 1919 REMY,

Patented May 10,1921.

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CANE PLANTING MACHINE. APPLICATION; FILED FEB. 23. 1919.

1,377,929. 4 Patented May 10, 1921,,

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H. M. REMY.

CANE PLANTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28,4919.

Patented May 10,1921.

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HENRY 1V1. REIVIY, 0F CONSTANCIA, CUBA.

CANE-PLANTING MACHINE.

Application filed February 28, 1918.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. Emir, a citizen of the United States, residing at Constancia, island of Cuba, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gane- Flanting Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cane planting machines, and more particularly to a machine adapted for forming furrows and depositing therein at uniform intervals suitable lengths of seed cane.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a machine of the character stated having means for forming a furrow to re ceive the cane, means being provided for depositing fertilizer in the furrow formed and then dropping the lengths of cane and covering the same.

Another object is to provide a machine in which the cane may be dropped into the furrow immediately subsequent to forming thereof, this cane being quickly covered so as to be embedded in cool moist soil, thereby avoiding all drying out of the soil of the furrow or of the cane by lying in the sun, such as occurs in the present methods of hand lanting in which the cane is first dropped in the furrows which have been previously formed, by hand, this cane being later covered after having been exposed to the sun for a considerable length of time.

A fur her object is to provide a comoaratively simple and eflicient machine of the character stated whereby the great loss of time and labor incident to hand planting may be eliminated, the furrow being formed and fertilized and the cane deposited and covered during a single trip of the machine along the furrow.

A still further and important object is to provide a conveyer the upper run of which is substantially horizontal, this conveyor being provided with a plurality of receiving pockets for the lengths of cane, these pockets having their rearward walls inclined clownwardly in the direction of movement of the conveyer to facilitate placing therein of the seed cane.

Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings:

Figures 1 and 1 are a side view of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May M 19.21.

Serial No. 279,709.

planter taken from the right hand side of the machine as considered from the direction f movement thereof when in operation.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the machine, taken forwardly of the front wheels and looking rearwardly.

Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. i is a vertical section through the lower portion of the conveyor.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail of one of the cross bars of the conveyor and a frame for one of the pockets carried thereby, showing the guide strips for the conveyor.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section of the means for securing the pocket frame to the cross bar of the conveyer.

F 7 is a detail section through the lower part of the conveyor.

Fig. 8 is a section through the fertilizer distributor and the operating means therefor, taken substantially on line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a detail plan view of the connection for shifting the clutch for throwing the fertilizer distributer and the cane planting means into and out of operation.

Fig. 10 is a detail fragmentary section through the conveyer showing the means for guiding the same during downward travel thereof.

Fig. 11 is a detail of the lever for shifting the fertilizer distributor clutch and associated parts. I

F ig. 19 is a detail section of the fertilizer distributer control clutch and associated parts.

Fig. 13 is a detail of the gear connecting and speed changing key.

Broadly stating, the machine comprises a wheel mounted supporting frame carrying at its forward end a furrow forming member, distributing means positioned to deposit fertilizer in the furrow formed immediate y subsequent to forming thereof, cane depositing means for depositing lengths of seed cane in the furrow after fertilizing thereof, and covering disks positioned at the rearward end of the machine for coverthe cane thus deposited. lhe body of the frame of the machine is preferably of sub ta tially rectangular shape being composed the side sills 1 and 2 of channel construcrespectively, of angle construction. The frame thus formed is reinforced by a plution, and the front and back end si ls,

rality of intermediate transversely extending brace bars 5, 6, and 7 secured to the side sills thus producing a very strong and rigid structure. At each corner of the frame thus formed is secured an angle upright 9. These uprights support a frame designated generally by 10 adapted to carry a canopy or covering for protecting the machine from the elements.

The forward portions of the side sills 1 and 2 are bent inwardly at a slight angle to provide forwardly converging beams 1 and 2 which are rigidly connected at their forward ends by a securing plate 11 thus forming a rigid substantially ll-shaped plow supporting frame. Spaced hangers 12 are rigidly secured at their upper ends to the forward end portions of arms or beams 1 and 2 and depend vertically therefrom. These hangers are provided each with a longitudinally extending series of openings by means of which a clevis plate 13 may be adjustably secured between the hangers for attachment of traction means to the plow, the means employed being preferably a tractionengine though any other suitable traction means may be used. Each of the hangers 12 is further provided, adjacent the lower end portion thereof, with an inner longitudinally extending series of openings by means of which the forward end portion of a plow beam let of suitable construction may be pivotally secured to the hangers for rocking movement about a horizontal axis, the point of attachment of the beam being readily adjusted to suit conditions. The inner portion of this beam fits snugly between vertical guide bars 15 which depend from and are rigidly secured to spaced transverse angle brace bars 16 and 17 rigidly secured at their ends to the beams 1 and 2 of the plow supporting frame. These bars act to prevent all looseness or lateral play of the plow beam and to guide this beam during lowering or raising of the plow, which is effected by means of a lifting and lowering arm 18 connected at its forward end by a chain 19 to plow beam let an appreciable distance inside of the pivotal mounting thereof, this arm being secured on an operating shaft 20 rockable in bearing blocks 21 secured to the brace bars 16 and 17. By rocking this shaft in proper direction, the plow may be readily moved into or out of operative position. The plow beam it carries at its inner end a plow 22 of the mid dle-burster type, this plow acting when lowered and the machine is advancing, to form a ditch or furrow in the well known manner.

Vertical channel bars 74 and 75 are secured to the sills 1 and 2, respectively, in rear of the axle 46, these bars being in alinement transversely of the frame. The channel bars receive the vertical arms of angle plates 76 which are secured to the ends of a transverse channel bar 77. The channel bars 7% are each provided with a longitudinally extending series of openings adapted to receive securing bolts inserted therethrough and through openings provided in the vertical arms of the angle plates 76, by means of which channel bar 7 7 may be readily secured in vertical adjustment between the bars 74 and 7 5. This channel bar 77 is provided with rearwardly projecting attaching brackets 7 8 of channel construction secured thereto, these brackets receiving securing pins 7 9 inserted therethrough and through the forward ends of the arms 80 of a substantially V-shaped disk carrying frame indicated generally by 81. The rearward ends of arms 80 of the frame 81 are rigidly connected by a plate 82 secured thereto, this plate being provided with means to be later described for adjustably securing the disk supporting arms 83 thereto, these arms carrying covering disks 8% of well known construction rotatably mounted on the rearward ends of the arms in the usual manner, these disks being at the proper angle for covering a furrow formed by the plow after the lengths of cane have been deposited in this furrow. The arms 80 of the disk supporting and attaching frame 81 are braced by the cross braces 05 secured thereto. A chain 86 is secured at its lower end to the cross braces at the poi: of intersection thereof, the upper end of this chain being secured to an 87 SQCUl'QC on the inner end of a shaft 88 rockably supported in brackets 89 secured to the transverse brace bar 8 and projecting rearwardly therefrom. By rocking the shaft 88 in the proper direction the frame 81 may be swung to move the disks 84- into or out of engagement with the ground. I

A fertilizer container 108 is supported adjacent the forward portion of the frame by means of angle bars 109 secured to the lower arms of the transverse brace bars and 5, a suitable opening being provided through the platform structure I for snu dy receiving this container. Suitable agitators are provided within the container and are operated by means of gears inclosed by gear casings 110 secured to the bottom of the container. A Y discharge tube 111 communicates with the container 108 adjacent each end thereof and serves to conduct the fertilizer therefrom into a clownwardly and rearwardly inclined discharge chute 112 which is positioned centrally of the machine and in alinement with the plow 22 so as to direct the fertilizer into the fur row formed. The fertilizer container and associated parts are of standard construction, that employed being preferably one manufactured by B. F. Avery Sons of Louisville, Kentuck, and need not therefore be further described in detail. A fertilizer distributer operating shaft 113 is rotatably supported in hangers 11 1 depending from the gear casings 110, this shaft being held against end play in one direction by a split collar 115 secured thereon adjacent one of the hangers. The outer end portion of shaft 113 is supported by a bearing sleeve 116 secured to the lower flange of side sill 1. A clutch member 117 is loosely mounted on the shaft. this clutch member being pro vided with an elongated neck 118 which receives the end portion of the shaft and is rotatable in the sleeve 116. A sprocket wheel 119 is secured on the outer end portion of neck 118 of this clutch member closely adjacent the outer end of sleeve 116, the clutch member being positioned closely adjacent the inner end of this sleeve and 0061 crating with the sprocket to secure the shaft 113 against longitudinal movement. Sprocket 119 is in alinement with a sprocket wheel 120 secured on the inner end portion of the hub 15 of the other ground wheel 15, and these two sprockets are operatively connected by' a sprocket chain 121 passed about the same. A clutch member 122 is feathered on shaft 113 and is forced toward clutch member 117 by an expansion coil spring 123 mounted about the shaft and confined between clutch member 122 and a collar 12 1 secured on the shaft. Clutch memher 122, when in operative position, cooperates with clutch member 117 to cause rotation of shaft 113 during advancement of the machine, in the well known manner. A bell crank lever 125 is rockably supported, for movement about a vertical axis, by an angle plate 126 secured to the inner face of sill 1. This bell crank is provided. at the inner end of its inner arm 127, with a fork 128 which fits about the neck of clutch member 122 and is provided with inwardly projecting anti-friction rollers engaging into a peripheral groove 129 formed in the neck of the clutch member for this purpose. The outer end of the outer arm 130 is connected by a link 131 to the lower end of a shifting lever 132 pivotally mounted for rocking movement about a horizontal axis on a supporting U bracket 133 secured to the web portion of sill 1. This hand lever is provided with a spring pressed detent 134: which coacts with a rack 135 mounted in front of the lever to secure this lever in rocked adjustment in the well known manner, this detent being raised through the medium of a connecting rod 136 the upper end of which is secured to a latch lever 137 rockable upon shifting lever 132 adjacent the hand hold at the upper end thereof. By rocking lever 132 in proper direction, the fertilizer distributer may be readily thrown into or out of operation, as desired.

11 bevel-gear 133 is keyed on shaft 113 adjacent the split sleeve 115. This gear meshes with a bevel pinion 139 secured on a stub shaft 1&0 rotatably supported in a sleeve 141 carried by a hanger 1 12 depending from the transverse brace bar 5 and rigidly secured thereto. The rearward end portion of shaft is rotatably supported by a bearing sleeve 1&2" carried by a hanger 1 13 which depends from the brace bar 6 and is rigidly secured thereto. The shaft 140 will thus be rotated from the fertilizer distributer operating shaft 113 when the latter is thrown into operation. In order to transmit rotary movement from the shaft 140 to the conveyer driving shaft there has been provided a variable speed gearing which permits rotation of the shaft 150 to be con trolled.

The conveyer drive shaft 150 extends rearwardly across the lower corner or apex of a substantially triangular conveyer casing designated generally by 162, and the rearward end portion of this shaft is rotatably mounted in a bearing sleeve 163 provided at the lower end of a hanger 16 1 secured to the cross brace beam 7. The upper or body portion of the conveyer casing 162 is of sheet metal construction and is supported by a suitable angle iron frame secured to uprights 165 secured to the brace beams 6 and 7., these uprights being disposed in pairs at each side of the conveyer casing structure. An angle beam 166 is secured to the upper end of each pair of uprights, this beam being slightly inclined transversely of the machine frame. A bearing block 167 is secured on the upper flange of each beam 166 adjacent the upcer end thereof. These blocks are disposed in alinement transversely of the conveyer ing and rotatably support a shaft 168 adjacent each end of which is secured a wheel 169. mounted upon each of the beams 166 adjacent the lower end thereof, this block being adjusted toward the outer end of the beam by means of an adjusting screw 171 bearing against the inner end of the block and threaded through a bracket 172 secured on the upper face of the beam. These bearing blocks rotatably support a shaft 173 adjacent each end of which is secured a sprocket wheel 17st. The sprocket wheels 169 and 17% are disposed in triangular arrangement with similar sprocket wheels 175 secured on shaft 150 adjacent each side of the conveyer casing, and these sets of triangularly arranged sprocket wheels receive sprocket chains 176 passed thereabout, these chains being of any suitable or standard construction, the chain preferred being that chain known as N 42, made by the T ink Belt Company of Philadelphia. The two chains 176 are connected by a canvas strip 177, this ip serving to close the space between the chains so as to provide an endless conveying belt. The

sprocket A hearing block 170 IS slidably tension of this belt, may be readily adjusted to suit conditions by adjusting the "shaft 173 toward or away from shaft 168 through the medium of the adjusting screws 171.

The chains 17s are connected by a plurality of equally spaced angle bars 178 secured thereto. Each of these bars is provided, at each end, with an extension 179. The rearward extension 179 of these bars, or the upper run or the convey-er, are adapted to slidably engage the upper face or" an angle guide and supoort-i s'rip 18\ supported in substantial zaralle $5111 with the beam 166 by means of supportiroets 181 secured to the beam and to t The for ard extensions 179 of the i the upper run of the conveyor are to ens between two paralll guide 7 1 :2 and 183 supported substantial parallelism with the beam 166 by means oi? sun )Oltlllfj 184: secured the etc and to the In this manner, the upper run of the con veyer is supported during operation thereof and is held against all looseness or i Spaced angle gr ide strips i and loo supporte l in the hithand as considered from the direction of travel of the niachin of tne conveyer y the brace beams 1-. I i 'v m 1 and l and uprights 16o. the upp i end portion of t outer strip 185 15 turned out wardly at o d i he downwardiv J. L POTt L U l ,1,

1: Y Y run or the conaeyei so ven 1 loose or K10. suin A sub t secured to 178 of each or curing strap, 188 secured about end portion oil 189 of the lower portion of this arni bei' flattened as shown to prevent i A sheet metal sleeve looseness cured about the bigght portion 191 frame is provided with an c unis slcev tl s LllQl'G- iter edge and end portions orin closure member 1 V: the inner edge portion of this secured to the outwardly proj .S it bar 173. As will he not s po the frame 18'? is oi n o t an 'le to the outwarc y i L r of bar 178, and is so d' noted that the frames on the upper run or the conveyor are inclined downwardly in the direction of travel of the conveyor, the frames on the downwardly inoving r eft hand run of the conveyor being disposed substantially horizontal. As will be noted more clearly from Fig 3, 4 and 5, of the drawings, the top of the con- Veyer casing is open thus permitting the lengths or" seed cane to be readily placed in the pockets formed by the frames 18'? and the canvas coverings therefor by an operator standing upon the platform structure 123. in practice, the cane is cut into pieces substantially eighteen inches long so as to insure at least three eyes or nooes to each piece of cane, the cane stalks which vary in length from S1); to twelve feet being divided into sections by joints or nodes which are from three to six inches apart.

Lyer greatly facilitates insertion of the ieces of seed cane into the pockets, as lll be appreciated, thus eilectlng a materia saving in both tune and labor.

ver section of the conveyor casing ortod by angle iron frames 196 roin the brace beams 6 ecured thereto. These heir lower ends a sub i r or box-like discharge and the 1' arnes 19"? are each prowith an intermediate outwardly hed portion 199, an offset portion 200 nous thereto, and a downwardly and nwardly inclined portion 201 extending th lower end of portion 200 to discharge tube 198. The lengths of seed cane within the pockets of the conrest upon the upper surfaces of he frames 18'? during downward movement I i'rames being disposed at a iraine will be positioned at the angle end arnis thereof. 'lhe outwardly portion 199 formed in the conveyer casing accomn odates the slight outward movement of the cane carrying frames during the travel thereoi about the sprocket heelsl'iz"). As the frame moves about the sp cket wheel, it is tilted downwardly so as cause movement of the cane supported thereby downwardly and outwardly, the piece 01"- cane dropping into the offset por tion or" the conveyor formed by the portion 2- O of frame 197, and being directed by the i we inclined portion 201 into the discharge tube After the cane has been discharped from the supporting frame 18'? ot' the poclet in which the cane was originally placed, this frame is moved upwardly by the operation of the conveyer in the other or right hand side of the conveyer casing which, as will be noted, is enlarged to accommodate looseness or slack in the right hand run of the conveyer. The piece of cane which has been discharged falls through the tube 198 into a downwardly and rearwardly inclined discharge chute 202 which is hingedly secured at the upper edge of its bottom wall to the forward wall of tube 198, by means of a hinge member 203. As will be noted, the cane conveyer is so disposed that the piece of seed cane which is discharged from a pocket thereof will be disposed longitudinally of the machine when discharged into the chute 202, this chute acting to direct the pieces of seed cane into the furrow which has been previously formed and fertilized, it being understood that the chute is in alinement longitudinally of the machine with the plow and the fertilizer discharging chute. This insures that the pieces of seed cane will be deposited at proper intervals and will be laid lengthwise of the furrow formed, these pieces being covered immediately subsequent to depositing thereof by the covering disks. This insures that the seed cane will be planted in cool moist earth and that all drying of the cane or of the soil of the furrow, such as occurs where hand planting is employed, is eliminated, thus insuring quick and strong germination of the cane.

Downward movement of the discharge chute 202 about its hinge axis is positively limited by means of supporting rods 204C which are pivotally secured at their lower ends to the side walls of the chute. These rods are provided in their upper portions with longitudinally extending slots which receive screw studs 205 secured through the sides of the supporting frame for the discharge tube 198, wing nuts 206 being threaded upon these studs and serving to readily secure the chute in adjusted position. This renders it possible to quickly and easily vary the inclination of the chute to suit conditions, while positively securing the chute in adjusted position. ltwill be understood, of course, that any other suitable or equivalent form of supporting and adjusting means for the discharge chute 202 may be employed.

For containing the lengths of seed cane I employ canvas trays such as those illustrated in Figs. 1 and 1. It is very desirable that these trays be of great strength while being as light as possible, in order to support the cane when the trays are stacked upon the platform of the planter as indicated in Fi 1 while preventing all crushing or injury to the cane. This tray is of substantial rectangular shape. In practice, the lengths of seed cane are placed in these trays, the trays being then stacked upon the platform structure of the machine in position to be easily reached by an operator standing thereon, the operator removing the lengths of seed cane manually from the trays and placing the same in the upper run of the conveyer in the manner previously described, these lengths of cane being deposited in the furrow formed and then covered by the covering disks.

It will be evident that there may be slight changes made in the construction and arrangement of the details of my invention without departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend to include all such variations, as fall within the scope of the appended claims, in this application in which a preferred form only of my invention is disclosed.

What I claim is:

1. In a cane planting machine, a support ing frame, a cane conveyer casing extended transversely of the frame and of triangular form which apex is directed downwardly, an endless conveyer within said casing, said casing having an open upper side and an open lower side, said endless conveyer comprising a pair of chains, sprocket wheels for said chains, transverse members connecting said chains at spaced intervals, angularly extended bars carried by said transverse members, a pocket member carried by each of said transverse members to form a pocket wall for a pocket carrying a section of cane to be dropped from the lower end of the casing, and a guiding discharge member extended from the lower end of said casing.

2. In a cane planting machine, a rectangular frame, a triangular conveyer casing mounted on said frame and having its apex directed downwardly and open, the upper side of said casing being open, a conveyer within said casing, mounting means for said conveyer, said conveyer including chains and transverse connecting links, bar frames mounted on said plates and having their main portions'bent at an acute angle thereto, transverse pocket members mounted on said frame so as to carry cane sectionsto the lower end of said casing, and rearwardly directed and downwardly inclined discharge means connected with the lower end of said casing.

3. In a cane planting machine, a supporting frame, a conveyer casing mounted transversely of said frame and having a reduced lower end, the lower and upper ends of the conveyer casing being open, an endless conveyer mounted in said conveyer casing, corner sprocket wheels mounted in the upper and lower sides of said casing for said conveyer, said conveyer including sprocket chains engaged around said sprocket wheels, transverse connecting plates for said chains, frame members composed of bars of substantially U-shaped form having the ends of their legs mounted on said transverse plate,

the main portions of said frame being bent at an angle in one direction, flexible members secured to said frame members, and said transverse connecting plates thereby forming pockets between said frame members to receive cane sections to be planted, a downwardly and rearwardly inclined discharge spout extended from the lower open end of said conveyer frame, and means for connecting said spout.

4:. In a cane planting machine, a supporting frame, a conveyer casing mounted transversely of the supporting frame and of triangular form, said conveyer casing having an open upper portion and an open lower end, an endless conveyer within said conveyer casing, upper sprocket wheels for said endless conveyer, the lower sprocket wheel for said endless conveyer, said conveyer and said conveyer casing being of triangular form, the apex of the casing being directed downwardly, guide members within said casing for said conveyer, said conveyer including sprocket chains engaged around said sprocket wheels, transverse connecting plates extended between said chains and havingprojecting end portions adapted to ride in said guides, pockets formed on said conveyer by means of frame members having bent end portions secured to said transverse connecting plates, transverse members secured on said frame members to form the movable walls of said pockets, the sides of the casing serving as side walls for said pockets, a discharge spout extended rearwardly and downwardly to carry cane sections from the conveyer to a furrow beneath said frame, and means for clamping said discharge spout to the lower end of said conveyer casing.

5. In a cane planting machine, a supporting frame, a cane conveyer casing extended transversely of the frame and of triangular form which apex is directed downwardly, an endless conveyer within said casing, said casing having an open upper side and an open lower side, said endless conveyer comprising a pair of chains, sprocket wheels for said chains, transverse members connecting said chains at spaced intervals, angularly extended bars carried by said transverse members, a pocket member carried by each bar to form a pocket wall for a pocket carrying a section of canes to be dropped from the lower end of the casing, a guiding discharge member extended from the lower end of said casing, and operating means for the conveyer.

6. In a cane planting machine, a rectangular frame, a triangular conveyer casing mounted on said frame and having its apex directed downwardly and open, the upper side of said casing being open, a conveyer within said casing, mounting means for said conveyer, including chains and transverse connecting links, bar frames mounted on said links and having their main portions bent at an acute angle thereto, transverse pocket members mounted on said frame so as to carry cane sections to the lower end of said casing, rearwardly directed and down wardly inclined discharge means connected with the lower end of said casing, and opera tion means for the conveyer.

7. In a cane planting machine, the supporting frame, a conveyer casing mounted transversely of said frame and having a reduced lower end, the lower and upper ends of the conveyer frame being open, an endless conveyer mounted in said conveyer casing, corner sprocket wheels mounted in the upper and lower sides of said casing for said conveyer, said conveyer including sprocket chains engaged around said sprocket wheels, transverse connecting plates for said chains, frame members composed of bars of substantially U-shaped form having the ends of their legs mounted on said transverse plates, the main portions of said frame be ing bent at an angle in one direction, flexi ble members secured to said frame and said transverse connectin plates thereby form ing pockets between said frame members to receive cane sections to be planted, a downwardly and rearwardly inclined discharge spout extended from the lower open end of said conveyer frame, means for connecting said spout to said conveyer, and operating means for the conveyer.

8. In a cane planting machine, a support ing frame, a conveyer casing mounted transversely of the supporting frame and'of triangular form, said conveyer casing having an open upper portion and an open lower end, an endless conveyer within said conveyercasing, upper sprocket wheels for said endless conveyer, the lower sprocket wheel for said endless conveyer, said conveyer and said conveyer casing being of triangular form, the apex of the casing being directed downwardly, guide members within said casing for said conveyer, said conveyer including sprocket chains engaged around said sprocket wheels, transverse connecting plates extended between said chains and having projecting end portions adapted to ride in said guides, pockets formed on said c011 veyer by means of frame members having bent end portions secured to said transverse connecting plates, transverse members secured on said frame membersto form the movable walls of said pockets, the sides of the casing serving as side walls for said pockets, a discharge spout extended rearwardly and downwardly to carry cane sections from the conveyer to a furrow formed beneath said frame, means for clamping said discharge spout to the lower end of said conveyer casing, and operating means for the conveyer,

9. In a cane planting machine, a supporting frame, a triangular conveyer casing mounted transversely of said supporting frame with the apex of the casing directed downwardly, a conveyer within said conveyor casing, said conveyer casing having an open upper side, said conveyer casing having an open lower end, said open lower end of the casing having a depending portion, the discharge spout for said casing, means for clamping said discharge spout to said casing to receive the cane sections delivered thereto from the conveyer and turned to be deposited in longitudinal position within a furrow formed by said machine, means for clamping said discharge spout on to the lower end of the conveyer casing, and operating means for said conveyor and op erating mechanism for said conveyer.

10. In a cane planting machine, a supporting frame, a triangular conveyer easing mounted transversely of said supporting frame with. the apex of the casing directed downwardly, a conveyor within said eon veyer casing, said conveyor casing having an open upper side, said conveyer casing having an open lower end, said open lower end of the casing having a depending portion, the discharge spout for said casing, means for clamping said discharge spout to said casing to receive the cane sections delivered thereto from the conveyer and turned to be deposited in longitudinal position within a furrow formed by said machine, means for clamping said discharge spent on to the lower end of the eonveyer casing, and operating means for said conveyer.

11. In a cane plantingmachine, a supporting frame, a conveyor casing mounted transversely of said supporting frame and having a depending open end, said casing having an inclined open upper side, a conveyer within said conveyer casing, said conveyer being adapted to receive cane sections in pockets termed therein as the pockets pass along the open upper side of the easing, a discharge spout for the lower open end of the conveyer casing, means for connecting said discharge spout to said casing, means for adjusting the incline oi said discharge spout, said discharge spout being formed and positioned so as to receive the cane sections and deliver the same to a furrow with the cane sections turned for longitudinal positioning within the furrow and means for operating said conveyer.

In testimony whereof l aiiix signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY M. REMY.

Witnesses ANTONIO SWARERDELVILLAR, A. SANLAUos. 

